Old Superstitions 1961

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Description

L/S of a rocky bay in Cornwall; possibly Veryan.

Various nice shots of 'round houses' in the village of Veryan. Commentator tells us they are "built like that to keep the devil away. The idea is that the devil gets dizzy, running round and round trying to find a corner to hide in"; they also...

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Data

Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
1760
Time in/Out:
01:20:24:00 / 01:22:09:00
Canister:
CP 338
Film ID:
143.03

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